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Jerod-Eddie, 23, who is expected to assume the spot of Glenn Dorsey against the Titans, will square off another greenhorn in Tennessee rookie center Brian Schwenke, a fourth-round pick from Cal. Schwenke will make his first NFL start in place of Rob Turner, a seven-year veteran who was benched this week.
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With starter Glenn Dorsey’s status in doubt for Sunday’s game at Tennessee because of a hamstring injury, Dial could be pressed into action. The fifth-round pick, who is on the non-football injury list, went through his first full practice Wednesday.
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On Sunday, running back Frank Gore figures to test Tennessee’s ability to club, punch, strip and lawn-mower. In 103 carries this season, Gore has lost just one fumble. That came when he had the ball punched out from behind by Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree at the end of a 13-yard run in Week 4.
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Garza, who had worked with the team since 2007, served as the assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and of emergency medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine. He taught undergraduate human physiology, sports medicine and exercise anatomy at the university, according to a release on Stanford’s web site announcing his death. Garza was also a physician for Stanford’s sports teams.
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In five of the 49ers’ six games this season, Kaepernick has rushed for fewer than 23 yards. In his last four games, he’s averaged 15.8 yards, and he’s had 172 yards this season. That’s nine fewer than he had in last season’s division-playoff win against the Packers, which helped inspire an avalanche of how-will-defenses-stop-the-read-option stories in the offseason.
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Tight end Delanie Walker is on a campaign, not only to play well against the 49ers this Sunday in Tennessee where he is the starting tight end, but also to keep his NFL brethen from drinking and driving. Walker’s aunt and uncle were killed by a drunk driver the day after the Super Bowl in […]
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Corey Lemonier received his first Division I scholarship offers less than a year after he took up football at Hialeah (Fla.) High, was a first-team all-SEC pick as a sophomore at Auburn and declared for the NFL draft after his junior season.
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Two years after Patrick Willis opened up about his painful past in an emotional documentary, fellow 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman will do much the same this week. Bowman will be featured Tuesday (4 p.m. PST) in ESPN’s E:60, the same program that profiled Willis in 2011 and detailed his difficult relationship with his troubled […]
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Joe Staley’s anger after Sunday’s win was directed at a surprising target: his own fans. The 49ers left tackle was one of several players who motioned for the Candlestick Park crowd to stop doing “The Wave” when Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell was injured in the fourth quarter and a stretcher was on the field. […]
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After Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald gave his good buddy, Patrick Willis, a how-you-doing bump during the first half Sunday, the 49ers linebacker vowed revenge. Fitzgerald’s shot was far more love tap than cheap shot, but Willis explained later that he’s in no mood for pleasantries on game days. “He kind of bumped me on […]
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The 49ers can stuff Candlestick Park with undercover cops. They can double the number of standard cops and security guards, and the team has taken those measures. But sometimes, fans have to hold each other accountable. When I entered the locker room after the 49ers 32-20 win, I went right to the offensive linemen. They […]
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Who needs another wide receiver when you have Vernon Davis? The 49ers didn’t require much production from another pass-catcher beyond their tight end Sunday as Davis was a one-man show in a 32-20 win over the Cardinals on Sunday at Candlestick Park. Davis had eight catches, 180 yards and first-half touchdowns of 61 and 35 […]
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What can the 49ers defense accomplish with Patrick Willis on the field? For the first time in three weeks, they will find out today as the All-Pro inside linebacker is active for their meeting against the visiting Cardinals after being sidelined with a groin injury. Without Willis, the 49ers have allowed 250.5 yards a game, […]
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On a mostly quiet Friday at 49ers headquarters, defensive tackle Ray McDonald made a bit of news simply by stepping onto the practice field. McDonald had missed practice Wednesday and Thursday because of a partially torn biceps muscle. All along, he said he would be ready to play Sunday against Arizona at Candlestick Park — […]
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